Next Up with Adam Breneman

On Next Up, college football analyst Adam Breneman sits down with the most influential names in college sports and lets them tell their stories unfiltered, direct to the fans. Next Up is a Front Office Sports Network show featuring candid, open, and honest conversations with the most impactful figures in college sports including head coaches, athletes, athletic directors, commissioners, entrepreneurs, media personalities, agents, and executives shaping the business of college sports.

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Recent Episodes
  • Fran Brown Tells All: Turning Syracuse From Overlooked To UNSTOPPABLE
    Jun 13, 2025 – 53:48
  • The GM Who TURNED DOWN Notre Dame to Build Texas Tech’s NIL Empire | GM James Blanchard
    Jun 5, 2025 – 45:22
  • The FUTURE of College Football Is At Risk… Jake Butt Tells the Truth
    May 29, 2025 – 51:24
  • The Hidden Architect of Penn State’s Rise To A National Championship
    May 22, 2025 – 24:20
  • He Sold BodyArmor for $8B… Now He’s Coming for Nike | Interview w/ Mike Repole
    May 15, 2025 – 52:53
  • The BEST Defensive Mind in CFB Opens Up | Penn State’s Jim Knowles Interview
    May 8, 2025 – 20:52
  • The NFL Vet Who Took Over TV: Nate Burleson’s Wild Career Flip
    May 1, 2025 – 55:20
  • The James Franklin Interview Every Penn State Fan Needs to Hear
    Apr 24, 2025 – 40:32
  • The Playcaller Behind Penn State’s Title Run | Andy Kotelnicki Exclusive
    Apr 17, 2025 – 23:17
  • He Runs USC Football Behind the Scenes | Meet GM Chad Bowden
    Apr 10, 2025 – 15:29
  • Manny Diaz on Culture, Leadership & Rebuilding Duke Football
    Apr 3, 2025 – 50:12
  • Jake Dickert’s Journey: From Math Teacher to Power 4 Head Coach
    Mar 27, 2025 – 46:09
  • Marcus Freeman Opens Up on Leadership, Adversity & Future of Notre Dame Football
    Mar 20, 2025 – 37:13
  • Unveiling Wake Forest’s $20M Strategy: AD John Currie UNFILTERED
    Mar 13, 2025 – 41:09
  • Ryan Silverfield Tells All: Secrets Behind Memphis’ Rise in CFB
    Mar 7, 2025 – 52:47
  • Sherrone Moore UNFILTERED: Michigan’s Future, Overcoming Adversity & Beating Ohio State
    Feb 28, 2025 – 49:48
  • Commissioner Tim Pernetti: What’s REALLY Happening in College Athletics & Conference Realignment
    Feb 21, 2025 – 46:17
  • Pac-12 Commissioner Teresa Gould Tells All: Saving the Conference & Its Future
    Feb 13, 2025 – 30:50
  • Kenny Dillingham: College Football's Next Great Coach
    Feb 6, 2025 – 51:45
  • Johnny Manziel Tells All: Heisman Glory, NFL Drama & Life After Football
    Jan 30, 2025 – 34:38
  • Mike Locksley Tells All: Winning B1G Games At Maryland, Career Decisions & Adapting To CFB
    Aug 30, 2024 – 01:01:31
  • Joe Moorhead UNFILTERED: Coaching Journey, Penn State Stories & Rebuilding Akron
    Aug 22, 2024 – 55:19
  • Kamari Ramsey On Leading USC’s Defense, D’Anton Lynn’s Scheme & Navigating Hollywood
    Aug 15, 2024 – 13:48
  • Nick Sheridan On Taking Over Bama’s Offense, Jalen Milroe & Upholding Saban’s Standard
    Aug 8, 2024 – 27:05
  • Eric Henderson On Turning Around USC’s Defense, Sean McVay vs Lincoln Riley & Building Culture
    Aug 1, 2024 – 20:31
  • USC DC D'Anton Lynn: Revamping USC’s Defense, Building Culture & Lincoln Riley
    Jul 24, 2024 – 15:30
  • Zachariah Branch: All-American Journey, Miller Moss vs. Caleb Williams & Lincoln Riley’s Offense
    Jul 18, 2024 – 18:49
  • Alabama DC Kane Wommack: Nick Saban’s Standard, Defensive Scheme & Balancing Risk
    Jul 12, 2024 – 23:45
  • Miller Moss: Replacing Caleb Williams, Embracing Leadership, Lincoln Riley & Navigating Hollywood
    Jul 10, 2024 – 22:50
  • Jalen Milroe Tells All: Overcoming Adversity, Heisman Hopes & Kalen DeBoer vs. Nick Saban
    Jul 3, 2024 – 28:25
  • Kalen DeBoer On Building Alabama His Way, Jalen Milroe’s X-Factor & Upholding Tradition of Winning
    Jun 27, 2024 – 47:30
  • Lincoln Riley Opens Up: Reviving USC, Attacking Adversity & Developing Elite QBs
    Jun 21, 2024 – 41:55
  • Scott Satterfield On Building Cincinnati, FCS to Power 4 & NEW $134M Facility
    May 30, 2024 – 34:33
  • Curt Cignetti On Building Indiana Into A LEGIT B1G Contender, D2 to P4 Journey & Nick Saban Stories
    May 21, 2024 – 31:35
  • USF HC Alex Golesh UNFILTERED: Choosing Family Over Football, Leaving Tennessee & Challenges of CFB
    May 15, 2024 – 01:16:45
  • Tyler Scott Reveals THE TRUTH Behind $20K Rookie Dinner, Bears QB Situation, & Cincy CFP Run
    May 2, 2024 – 19:14
  • Katie Feeney & Adam Breneman On New Wave Of Sports Media, Content Creation & Brand Building
    Apr 18, 2024 – 48:38
  • Patriots DB Jonathan Jones On His Best Bill Belichick Stories, Tom Brady & The Patriot Way
    Apr 4, 2024 – 06:36
  • Ravens GM Eric Decosta On Resigning Lamar Jackson, Roster Revamp & Draft Strategy
    Mar 28, 2024 – 56:46
  • The Future Of Professional Football w/ UFL President Russ Brandon
    Mar 21, 2024 – 14:13
  • Pawn Stars Owner Rick Harrison On Building A $20M Pawn Shop & The CRAZIEST ITEM Someone’s Brought In
    Feb 24, 2024 – 15:55
  • Raheem Mostert On Breakout 2023 Season, Tua Tagovailoa & Funniest Mike McDaniel Stories
    Feb 21, 2024 – 58:53
  • New Packers DC Jeff Hafley Tells All: Building Boston College, Defensive Scheme & Portal Tampering
    Jan 31, 2024 – 01:00:25
  • Theo Johnson On Penn State Career, NFL Expectations & James Franklin
    Jan 20, 2024 – 32:07
  • Kalen DeBoer On The Rise Of Michael Penix Jr & Washington's CFP Journey
    Jan 1, 2024 – 27:24
  • Jacob Zeno On Turning Down $800k To Stay At UAB, CFB Journey, & Trent Dilfer
    Dec 29, 2023 – 39:24
  • Trent Dilfer Tells All: Building UAB Football, Tampering in CFB & Super Bowl Career
    Dec 22, 2023 – 01:06:01
  • Cardale Jones Tells All: Playing for Urban Meyer, 2014 National Title & Ryan Day’s Future at OSU
    Dec 8, 2023 – 53:04
  • Brady Cook On Playing For Eli Drinkwitz, Missouri’s Culture Shift & Overcoming Adversity
    Dec 1, 2023 – 31:35
  • The Pac-12 Finale w/ Dan Lanning, Kalen DeBoer, Michael Penix Jr & More
    Nov 30, 2023 – 58:30
Recent Reviews
  • kdmart3
    Awesome show
    Love the peek behind the curtain of college sports’ biggest names. The stories are incredible.
  • rachelsko
    A must-listen for CFB fans
    Love Adam’s unique perspective thats a blend of his playing days and insightful analysts. He brings in guest after guest after guest and they are all such engaging conversations.
  • Numbaaaaa 1
    Great College sports show
    Love the in depth interviews by Adam
  • Alfredwestcott
    Love the Nate episode
    So awesome to have these kinds of refreshing and candid convos!
  • ChichiRunner
    Must listen!
    Pretty refreshing interview format, love the in depth conversations with people shaping the game, not just highlights and headlines. Highly recommend!
  • Omizzle83
    What a refreshing interview
    I loved the episode with RG3. Didn’t know the host but was impressed by his level of preparation, flow of conversation, and overall absolute to get invaluable lessons from Robert. I will be a subscriber!
  • egarok1985
    Awesome
    Amazing show, great conversations and amazing guests! Keep it up Adam!
  • Nittany nurse
    I’m a Penn State Fan
    Fantastic shows with Drew Allar and James Franklin!
  • i hahn
    Great Podcast
    Entertaining podcast with great stories.
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